Gussie Ellen Keyes, 59

Born Nov. 7, 1950, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Frank S. and Mary E. Snively Keyes.

Gussie was a 1968 graduate of South Hagerstown High School.

She was a past employee of the Washington County Gaming Office, Hagerstown, with more than seven years of service.

She attended Ebenezer AME Church, Hagerstown.

Gussie is survived by a son, C. Andre, and wife, Angie Kidrick; three granddaughters, Kierra, Raeisha and Carleigh Kidrick, all of Bunker Hill, W.Va.; two sisters, Mary V. Rideout and Arnetta Doleman; four brothers, Kenneth Keyes Sr., Reginald Keyes, Vincent Keyes and Russell Keyes; one aunt, Grace Snively, all of Hagerstown; one uncle, Rudolph Keyes of Harrisburg, Pa.; three godchildren, Pamela Lockley, and Demetris and Precious Taylor, all of Hagerstown; dear friends, Roy Smith and Barbara L. Lee; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

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In addition to her parents, Gussie was preceded in death by one sister, Mae E. "Mazie" Smith; and two brothers, Frank M. Keyes and William Flythe.

The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2010, at the Greater Campher Temple King Apostle Holiness Church, Hagerstown. Her pastor, the Rev. LeRoy Jackson, will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown.